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W. H. SHARPINGTON. COMBINED PICK AND SHOVEL.

No. 662,926. Patented June 30, 1896" Witmaoeo awto'a SHO UNITED STATESPATENT OEEicE.

IVIL'LIAM HENRY Sl-IARPINGTON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

COMBINED PICK AND SHOVEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,926, dated June 30,1896.

Application filed December 31 1395. Serial No. 573,951. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LWILLIAM HENRY SHARP- INGTON, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at 102 Camberwell New Road, London, England,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Pick andHoe, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved combined pick and shovel; and ithas for its object the production. of an implement which combines initself both a spade or shovel and a pick, and which may be readily usedin either capacity, or as a hoe, scraper, or the like.

In order that this invention may be the better understood, reference ismade to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 of the said drawings is a front elevation of the invention foruse as a shovel. Fig. 2 is a side View, and shows the shovelblade turnedat right angles to the shaft or handles, so that it may be used as a hoeor as a pick, the pick-finger being in position for such use. Fig. 3 isa side view of Fig. 1, and shows the position occupied by the pick whennot in use. Fig. a is a view of a bolt which is employed to keep theblade in position.

In carrying this invention into elfect I construct a blade A, of steelor other suitable metal, having instead of the usual socket forattachment to the handle a pick-finger 13, formed continuous therewith,as shown, and having a slot G, formed at about the center to allow ofthe whole being pivoted to a shank D, carried by the handle'E, as shownat c in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

The shank D, it will be observed, is oifset from the handle at the upperend, so as to enable the pivotal support of the pick and blade to becarried beyond the plane of the sides of the handle and thus the morereadily to be brought to either position or angle for use. The slots ornotches cl d are formed, respectively, at points coinciding with linespassing centrally through the pivotal point in horizontal and verticalplanes, which construction furnishes a stronger bearing or resistance tothe thrust of either the blade or pick and the pivot is relieved of allstrain. As a further advantage of my improved construction, it will beseen that the upper edge of the shank D is formed in the are of acircle, of which the pivot e is the center, and as the pick and bladeare brought to either position for use the spring-bolt F rides upon thisarc-shaped edge, thereby the more readily adapting the parts to positionand also taking the strain from the pivot.

The shank D is shaped so as to allow of the blade above mentioned beingturned at right angles to the handle, and is slotted at d d to allow thespring-bolt F to engage with the said slots and to retain the blade andwith it the finger B in either the vertical or the horizontal positionindicated on the drawings at Figs. 1 and 2.

The spring-boltF consists of a round piece of metal having aprojectionG, formed thereon, and is fixed immediately below the blade A and passesthrough the slotted portion of the finger B in such a manner as toengage with the slots d d, formed in the shank D, to which the blade ispivoted. One end of the bolt is provided with a head H and the other isreduced somewhat in size and engages with the spring I, so that upon theslot d coming into line therewith it is acted upon by the said springand locks the spade in the desired position for use.

When it is necessary to alter the position of the blade, the head H ispressed and causes the bolt to be withdrawn from the slot when the blademay be moved, the spring causing the bolt to return when opposite thenext slot.

Instead of the bolt herein described, any suitable locking device may beutilized or a screwed stud may be used if found convenient for holdingthe blade in the position required.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is- A tool or implement of the character de scribed, thesame comprising a handle having a shank oifset therefrom at one side, acombined blade and pick slotted at the intermediate connecting portionsto embrace the shank and pivoted to the shank beyond the plane of thesidev of the handle, the said shank being constructed on its upper edgein the are of a circle of which the pivot is the center, and beingnotched at points-coinciding with horizontal and vertical lines pass ingthrough the pivot, and a locking-bolt and spring carried by theconnecting portion of the blade and pick and moving therewith to engagethe notches whenever the tool is adjnsted, substantially as shown andfor the purpose set forth. 1o

Signed at London this 17th day of December, 1895.,

WILLIAM HENRY SIIARPING'ION. Witnesses:

JOHN HENRY JoEK, H. B. YARD.

